These Hand Dipped Corn Dogs are covered with a thick cornbread coating and fried to golden brown perfection. It’s just like they make them on Main Street at Disneyland’s Little Red Wagon.
There’s just nothing like a freshly fried hand dipped corn dog. This corn dog recipe replicates the recipe used at Disneyland, where corn dogs are a favorite past time. A simple corn bread batter is used to coat hot dogs and they are then fried to golden brown perfection. They are easy to make and can easily be frozen and reheated later.
What kind of hot dogs should I use?
We recommend using a high quality hot dog for the best results. Looking for the words “all beef” on the packaging generally indicates a higher quality hot dog. Choose a hot dog that you like. You can make corn dogs using any shape of hot dog as well so you can choose long and skinny, or the short and fat kind. It’s all about your personal taste preferences.
Buttermilk:
Don’t have buttermilk? It’s easy to make your own buttermilk substitute! You’ll just need regular milk and a little bit of vinegar or lemon juice. Or try one of our other buttermilk substitute options.
Where can I buy popsicle sticks or craft sticks?
You can find popsicle or craft sticks in the craft section at major superstores like Walmart or Target. They can also often be found in grocery stores near the section where they sell other food related items like toothpicks and straws.
Freezer and Reheating Instructions:
It’s super easy to freeze what you don’t eat right away. Reheat in the oven on a baking sheet at 400 degrees for about 10-12 minutes. They will crisp up and still be pretty tasty. There’s nothing quite like fresh, but homemade frozen corn dogs are way better than store bought.
Watch the video below where we will walk you through every step of the recipe with a video demonstration.
It’s the honey instead of sugar that really makes the great!
This was so good! I didn’t have popsicle sticks or cornmeal (yes, I was not prepared), so I substituted the same amount of cornstarch for cornmeal and added 1 TBSP of honey to add some taste. I also just dunked the whole hot dog and we ate them without a handle. The switch of ingredients made it a little more like tempura batter and it was still super good.
I was able to get 8 corndogs since that’s all I had hot dog wise, but there was tons of batter left over. I saved the leftover batter and plan to try it on some onions. Like a blooming onion.
Batter was rather bland
I have been cooking from scratch for almost 40 years and have never made corn dogs before. Because of Covid, our county fair was canceled and my family was sad they weren’t going to get their annual corn dog fix. I decided to make my own and after looking through a LOT of recipes, chose yours. There is no need to keep looking because this was THE PERFECT recipe!! The corn dogs were easy and out-of-this-world delicious. I covered the corn dogs with cornstarch as you suggested and the batter didn’t slide off. The cornbread was fluffy and moist on the inside, and perfectly crisp on the outside. My family said they don’t want county fair hot dogs ever again!! Thanks for a fabulous recipe.
Try dicing up some frozen crinkle cut fries, then rolling the battered dogs in the fries. Use your fingers to cover the dogs completely in crinkle fry pieces. Then fry as suggested. They are insanely delicious!!!
So much easier than i thought!
Amazing ! They really are the best I have ever had and oh so easy to make .
So easy. So good they are great
Love These. Add more buttermilk depending on thickness of batter. Easy. Canadian flower will cause this to need more milk or less flour.
The batter is very bland and holds a ton of oil. My 4 year old loves them though so that’s what matters in the end! Would definitely add some seasoning to the batter to help break up the taste of oil.
Either your oil was old, or not hot enough. If using used oil, make sure to strain it everytime. Oil should he at 360 degrees. If fried foods hold oil, those are usually the reasons.
I just made these for dinner and they tasted great! Super easy too. Thanks for the post.